MSP® 5th Edition Foundation & Practitioner

Audience

This course is for Programme Managers & members of Programme Management Board with the responsibility for the management of programmes.

Prerequisites

Project Management experience or Project Board experience is required. Some pre-course material is provided which should be fully read and understood before the course start. This is an intensive course and some evening work will be required during the course.

Duration

Two days or three if separate exam day.

Course Objectives

Delegates will gain sufficient knowledge and experience in the processes and
principles of Programme Management (MSP) to act as a Programme Manager
for a programme with a coherent project portfolio or to act as a member of a
Programme Support Office.

Following the completion of the course participants will be able to Describe and apply all facets of the programme processes, in accordance with the MSP method
 Set up and manage complex programmes
 Identify and control risk
 Monitor the objectives of a programme and the
 essential adjustments needed to respond to
 changes in the environment

Course Content

Foundation

 Identifying a Programme
 Defining a Programme
 Programme Planning
 Benefits Management
 Issue and Risk Management
 Establishing a Programme
 Running a Programme
 Closing a Programme
 Case Study
 APM Programme Scenario
 Exam based exercises

Practitioner

Delegates will consolidate and add to the knowledge and experience gained in the MSP Foundation
course (attendance at which is a mandatory pre-requisite) to take you to the level required for the
PEOPLECERT Programme Management (MSP) Practitioner certificate exams.
Transformational Flow
 Identifying a Programme
 Defining a Programme
 Managing the Tranches
 Delivering the Capability
 Realising the Benefits
 Closing a Programme
Writing Terms of Reference
 Sponsoring group
 Programme Director
 Business Change Manager
 Programme Manager
 Programme Support Office
 Capabilities and characteristics
Compiling a Blueprint
 Expanding the Programme Vision Statement
 The required business model
 Service levels & Key Performance measures
 Support systems
Planning a Programme
 Scheduling projects
 Resource sharing
 Defining tranches
 Handling dependencies
Running a Programme
 Issue management
 Risk management
 Quality management
 Benefits Realisation
 Programme Benefit Reviews
Case Study
 APM Programme Scenario
 Exam based exercises
 Writing Terms of Reference
 Writing a Blueprint
 Creating a Programme Plan
 Risk Management Strategy
Exam preparation
 Group question practice
 Individual practice
 Exam feedback
 Practitioner Advanced Exam assignments

The Examination

The MSP® 5th Edition Foundation examination is a 1 hour 60 multiple choice objective question
paper. Currently the pass mark is 60% (36 marks).
The Practitioner examination is a open book (MSP Manual only) objective test examination based on
a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 70 questions with a pass mark of 42 correct
answers 60%).
Managing Successful Programmes describes the framework and strategies of Programme
Management. Programme Management is an integral part of OGC’s Best Practice portfolio.
Please note that PEOPLECERT require every candidate’s identification to be verified by the
examination invigilator. You will be required to produce some photographic identification before being
allowed to take the exam.
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